![]() ![]() The Times noted that “prosecutors and a grand jury concluded that Trooper Splain’s first three lethal shootings were justified, and an inquiry into the most recent one is ongoing.” Last Thursday, the New York Times published an investigative article claiming that trooper Splain has been involved in four fatal shootings during his 15-year career, including the Thome incident and another one that killed 40-year-old Andy Dzwonchyk of Jonestown, in November 2021. An exhibit associated with the Second Amended Complaint filed by Kline & Specter shows a screencap from the video. Generally, exhibits to court filings are public record. However, in a footnote to the complaint, Thome’s attorneys tell the court that “a CD containing a copy of this video is being hand-delivered to the Clerk of Court, where it will remain on file in this matter.” LebTown has requested a copy of the video, but a representative of the Clerk was unable to say on Jan. LebTown has not been able to procure a copy of the video or independently verify these claims. In its second amended complaint (PDF) filed in federal court in Harrisburg last August, the law firm of Kline and Specter alleges, on behalf of Charity Thome’s estate, that the account of the events as described by state troopers Jay Splain and Matthew Haber on March 16, 2020, does not match the content on the video of the shooting the firm has obtained via a subpoena. A Philadelphia law firm via a civil lawsuit filed against two Jonestown-based state police troopers has claimed that a video obtained by the law firm shows that a 2020 fatal shooting in Jackson Township involving those troopers was not justified. ![]()
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